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Croí Summer Open House!

Come and meet the health care professionals at Croí House and learn about the risk factors for cardiovascular disease with our summer series talk on “Top Tips for a Healthy Heart” This is a free information session, open to the public.

This charity event is organised by friends and family of the late Darragh Kenny who suddenly passed away in January 2013. Darragh worked as a prison officer at Mountjoy Prison, and many of his colleagues joined his family and hometown friends in the inaugural memorial cycle. To date the Darragh Kenny Memorial Cycle has raised over €80,000 and in March 2014 a memorial plaque was unveiled in the Croí Courtyard Apartments as a tribute to Darragh.

The Vhi Women’s Mini Marathon, an annual 10k charity road race, occurs each June bank holiday weekend in Dublin and is the largest Women’s event of its kind in the world.

In 1983, the inaugural event had 9,000 women entering and the event reached a record attendance in 2014 with 41,006 women taking part. The event has grown in popularity as women have taken more interest in their own health and fitness. A staggering 1 million women have entered the event over its 36 years.

Hundreds of charities are also big winners. The women decide themselves which charity they will support and many local causes gain vital funds from the event. It is now the largest one day charity event in the country.

Whether you are a Rookie or a Seasoned Marathoner, we would love you to join our Croí Dublin Marathon Team and help raise vital funds to support our life-saving work.

The Dublin Marathon is an annual marathon taking place in Dublin, Ireland. It is held on the last Sunday in October, which is a public holiday weekend in Ireland. Held each year since 1980, the event has grown each year.

Internationally known as the ‘Friendly Marathon’, the annual Dublin Marathon takes place on Sunday 27th October 2019. The course terrain is generally flat. It starts at Fitzwilliam Square in the city centre and finishes at Merrion Square. The route meanders through the Phoenix Park and along the historical Georgian Streets of Dublin where thousands of spectators line the streets to cheer you on every step of the way.

Join the Croí Dublin Marathon Team and receive:

Sponsorship Cards

Fundraising Support

Croí Technical Running T-shirt​

​Fundraising For Croí

Whether you have secured your entry already and want to start fundraising for Croí OR if you want to secure your race entry through Croí and start fundraising, joining our Croí Dublin Marathon Team 2018 means raising vital funds to support our life saving work in the fight against heart disease & stroke.

By registering for this event, Croí reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. Croí may use the photograph/video in publications or other media materials. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian.

Thanks to our sponsor Evergreen Healthfoods, 100% of the proceeds go directly to supporting Croí services. This includes supporting our health programmes, delivering education, and funding the Courtyard Apartments at Croí House for the relatives of those receiving heart or stroke care at Galway University Hospitals.

By registering for this event, Croí reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. Croí may use the photograph/video in publications or other media materials. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject, parent or legal guardian.

Westport Sea2Summit takes place on Saturday 9th November. The adventure race is celebrating 10 years this year and is a unique event based in the adventure capital of Ireland, Westport. The race incorporates all the thrills that Westport has to offer; Croagh Patrick, Clew Bay, the Sheaffry Mountains and the new Greenway. Learn more and register for the race here.

Croí is delighted to have been chosen as the charity partner for 2019!

Ireland West Airport is delighted to announce that Croí, the Heart & Stroke Charity, Hope House and The Jack and Jill Foundation have been selected by airport staff as its charity partners for 2019.

Join us for the Ireland West Airport annual 5k runway fun run sponsored by Portwest, which will take place on the runway at Ireland West Airport on Saturday March 30th at 5pm.

Runners and walkers will take-off down the runway at 5pm and complete a 5km course with a difference. All are welcome to attend what promises to be fantastic evening for all the family, raising much needed funds for three charities (including Croí) in 2019.

This year will be a particularly memorable year for the runway run as it will be the last time a run will take place on the current runway which is due to be resurfaced in May 2019. The famous runway which was built in the early 1980’s has welcomed over 10 million passengers and this years run will be a historic one for those taking part. To celebrate there will be a number of prizes on the day for participants to have a chance of winning including flights to Barcelona, and Bristol.

Entry to the event costs €20 per adult and €5 for under-16’s. A special family rate of €40 will be available for families of 2 adults and 2 kids. All participants will receive a race t-shirt and complimentary car parking and refreshments at the airport will be provided on the day. Participants can sign up and find more information by visiting www.irelandwestairport.com/runwayrun. The number of participants is restricted and those interested are advised to register early to avoid disappointment.